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Third-year medical students return to clinical activities June 1

June 1, 2020

At the University of Cincinnati, third-year medical students returned to their clinical rotations June 1. All medical students were pulled from their clinical activities March 17 to ensure their safety and to save personal protective equipment (PPE) that was in short supply as the pandemic spread. While the fourth-year students graduated on May 23, third-year students have spent the last 11 weeks replacing their clinical time with other learning activities, such as small group discussions with clinicians, online cases and self-directed learning.

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WCPO: Inside the fight to declare racism a public health crisis in Ohio

June 26, 2020

Ohio Senate committee considers a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Chris Lewis, MD, vice provost of academic affairs at the University of Cincinnati and associate professor of family medicine, discusses social determinants of health and the impact racial inequalities have on public health.

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UC, UC Health administer first doses in COVID-19 vaccine trial

August 25, 2020

Researcher clinicians at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have administered the first doses in a groundbreaking clinical trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a vaccine for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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UC medical students hone first response skills

August 24, 2020

As part of first-responder training, all first-year medical students at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine are required to master a set of skills they can use to assess and stabilize a person in distress until emergency medical services arrive. The medical students become CPR-certified but they also know how to stop life-threatening bleeding with a tourniquet or wound packing and how to stabilize a cervical spine or apply a cervical collar. They can assist with supplemental oxygen or positive pressure ventilation. The training program has been in place at the college for a decade.